PML 38146 Exploration Well - Momoho 1 (Offshore Taranaki Basin, New Zealand)
ASX/Media Releases
12 Aug 2008
Origin Energy Resources (Kupe) Limited, on behalf of the Kupe Joint Venture, advises that at 2.00pm EST on 7 August, suitable weather conditions prevailed and the ENSCO 107 jack-up rig was released.
Partners in the Kupe permit PML38146 are:
| Origin Energy Resources (Kupe) Limited* (Operator) | 50% |
| Wholly owned subsidiaries of Genesis Energy | 31% |
| New Zealand Oil & Gas Limited (through its subsidiaries: National Petroleum Ltd. 12.75%, Petroleum Equities Ltd. and Nephrite Enterprises Ltd. 1.00%) | 15% |
| Mitsui E&P Australia Pty Ltd | 4% |
*a wholly owned subsidiary of Origin Energy Limited
For further information please contact:
Media – New Zealand:
Rory Newsam
Tel: +64 460 2386
Mobile: +64 27 295 3809
Investors:
Angus Guthrie, Manager Investor Relations
Origin Energy
Tel: +61 2 8345 5558
Mobile: +61 417 864 255
Email: angus.guthrie@originenergy.com.au